Crawl
Crawl is my word for 2022. This is the first time I’ve picked a word for the year. I’ve seen it as a trend in various places. Words I have seen other people pick include things like: Dedication Progress Clarity Focus Thrive Fearless My word does not fit in this list at all. But I […]
31 Days of Mountain Biking in Pictures
31 days. 4 states. 200+ miles. In July I did the 30 day ride challenge hosted by Trailforks and Anthill Films. The challenge was simple: ride each day, including at least one full trail as mapped on Trailforks. Tijeras, New Mexico trails My month started off with lots of rides close to home. Luckily, I […]
My January Whole30 fail
My big goal for January was to complete a Whole30. I will say right off that I did not succeed. I was going strong through day 16 when everybody in the house came down with the stomach flu. I managed to stay compliant to the program for three whole days of the flu after that […]
Know YOUR numbers
Some time back, I watched a YouTube video of a TED talk by Daniel Amen. He spends lots of time looking at brain scans as part of his clinical practice. I definitely recommend this video. Later, I checked out one of his books on Overdrive from my library’s ebook collection. His books talk about steps […]
Whole30 mega-post
In this post I’ll talk about what the Whole30 is all about, go over my experience with my first Whole30, provide some resources for if you’re interested in doing one, and talk about why I’m doing another one. I mentioned in my last post that this year I am focusing more on monthly goals than […]
It’s still 2018
In January, it’s easy to be gung-ho about goals for the year ahead. By this time of year, I just feel like thinking about next years goals. Frankly, I don’t want to look at where I fell short of my aspirations for the current year. I do have a practice of reviewing the previous year […]
How do you spend your Saturday mornings?
Yesterday I woke up with a list of things I wanted to do over the weekend. One of those things was painting my old toy box for baby B. It’s a nice toybox- solid, unfinished wood. My dad gave it to me when I was young with the intention of painting it. Twenty-five years later, […]
What can you accomplish in 50 years?
What can you accomplish in 50 years? Pick a long period of time to consider. My time for this exercise is 50 years. I’m almost 30, so in 50 years, I would be 80. Depending on your age, your time frame might be different. Even someone who is 80 could live another 20 years. A […]
Yesterday we finally ran out of regular sugar… and a bunch of other thoughts on sugar and food
I thought I’d provide an update and a few reflections on my no-buying-sugar-for-the-year quest. In some ways the changes from it have proven to be more gradual than I expected. In other ways, the changes have proven to be much deeper and far-reaching than I expected. I figured that not buying sugar would quickly equate […]
No Buying Sugar for a Year – Plus Thoughts on Designing Goals
One of my goals for 2018 is to not buy sugar. This isn’t about having a hard-core goal that is some sensational story to blog about: “I went one year without eating any sugar. Here’s what happened!” Nope. There is nothing hard core about it when I’m allowed to eat desert at my friend’s house […]